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The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

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Down and out

March 9, 2004

By Jack Weiland AMHERST - For about five minutes, the men's hockey team was on top of the world, having just swept University of Massachusetts-Amherst to put themselves in position for the final Hockey East playoff spot. Then came the wait, followed by the press conference...

Changes in store for CSC Ballroom

March 9, 2004

By Jeff Powalisz The Curry Student Center Ballroom will undergo major renovations this summer, with plans being mapped out to make the activities room more useful for students and visitors. Initial plans include dropping the ceiling, changing the current concrete on the inside...

Co-ops get close to the Oval Office

March 9, 2004

By Emily McCarthy For Michael Sechrist, a senior political science major, working in the presidential personnel department at the White House is something he never could have imagined. But that is how Sechrist is spending his final co-op session. "I have the opportunity...

Students react to Mel Gibson’s controversial film

March 9, 2004

By Kaitlin Keane Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" opened on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 25), earning the highest opening-day ticket sales of any February film in Hollywood history, despite accusations of graphic violence and anti-Semitic sentiment. The film, Gibson's privately-funded...

More community gatherings key for future

March 9, 2004

The cancellation of the Springfest concert was not what Northeastern or its students needed. This is not to say that nothing should come of these riots. But as I see it, you can either take something away from students, as a punishment, add something to students' lives, to enrich...

Ballers finish on two-game win streak, sets for UMBC

March 9, 2004

By Sarah Metcalf After its second five-game losing streak of the season, the Northeastern women's basketball team ended the regular season on a high note, showing what they are made of by picking up two big wins before the start of the America East tournament. The Huskies landed...

Calendar

March 9, 2004

The Council for University Programs (CUP) will be hosting a screening of "Kill Bill - Volume 1" in afterHOURS on Wednesday, March 10. Admission is free with a NU ID. The screening begins at 9 p.m. For more information, call ext. 4336. March 11 Thursday The film, "The Way...

AD O’Brien faces first crisis at NU’s helm

February 28, 2004

It's a common scene all around Huntington Avenue this week: students burning the midnight oil, huddled over rarely cracked text books in a last minute mid-term exam prep. What might come as a surprise, however, is who is lumped in with the masses: Dave O'Brien. Yep, that...

Mardi Gras Breakfast interrupted by protesters

February 26, 2004

With beads around their necks and plates full of crepes in their hands, students swerved through the lines and the crowds at the annual Mardi Gras Breakfast in the Levine Marketplace Tuesday night. However, outside, members of the Student Government Association and other...

ROTC members have a ball

February 26, 2004

By Jen Nelson While they did not crown a prom king and queen, members of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) donned their formal uniforms Friday to celebrate and dance the night away. The annual Liberty Battalion Military Ball, held at the Brookline Holiday Inn,...

A bit of angst

February 26, 2004

By Kaitlin Thaney I love Northeastern and all, don't get me wrong here. The classes aren't so bad, the people are great, for the most part, and I have to admit, I have a little bit of a crush on the city of Boston. But, as of late, there's definitely been some things about this...

University reaches out to grieving students

February 26, 2004

By Nicole Haley For the past month it seemed the Northeastern community couldn't begin to grieve one loss before a tragedy hit once again. In three weeks, the university said goodbye to James Grabowski, brother of freshmen David Grabowski, freshmen ski team member Michael Costa...